In China Today held the official premiere of the new flagship smartphone Vivo, the novelty has received the name of Xplay. As a model X1, submitted in the autumn of last year, in Xplay developers special attention was paid to the sound subsystem: it continues to use the combination of Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC and sampling rate Converter Cirrus Logic CS8422, but it has added operational amplifier TI OPA2604. The developers also stated the presence of stereo speakers, SRS and FLAC audio format.

Sony is going to release a smartphone, announced as waterproof and protected from harmful external influences. The name of the new Xperia ZR, and it will be controlled Google Android. In General, this smartphone is very similar to the Xperia Z model, significant differences only in the modification of the body. Judging by the strength and stability that will meet the IP58 rating.

Samsung has today officially announced the expansion of the range of smartphones model Core. The novelty will be offered in two versions: with support for one SIM or two. Accordingly, the first variant will go on sale in July, the second in may.

A Leading Chinese mobile device manufacturer ZTE has started selling a new budget-class machine Blade C. has launched a Sale only in the domestic market of China, about the further spread of the company is silent.

A Leading Chinese manufacturer ZTE announced the start of sales in the domestic market of China, the new device entry level Blade C, a feature which has become more than affordable cost in the range of $165.

The Russian company Vobis Computer, which produces their devices under the brand Highscreen, announced the official launch of the new device Highscreen Omega Q, according to the website of the company.

Not long ago, ASUS unveiled a very decent budget tablet – MeMo Pad Smart 10. According to Yandex.Market, the average price of "ten" on the Russian market – 12 900 rubles, and many fans of tablets say that the best solution for the money is not found.

MediaTek continues to make producers of cheap smartphones new single-chip systems. Another chip was MT6572, which includes a pair of cores Cortex-A7, operating at a frequency of 1.2 GHz and a modem to work in networks Rel. 8 HSPA+ and TD-SCDMA. It is unknown what a graphics accelerator is equipped with a novelty, however, the manufacturer indicates that the SoC supports screens with a resolution up to qHD (960x540 pixels) and megapixel cameras. Built-in encoder and decoder cope with the video format up to 720p. The manufacturer also claims that the SoC MT6572 is the world's first dual-core SoC with integrated Wi-Fi adapters, FM, GPS and Bluetooth. Additionally, it focuses on the technology of image improvement Miravision.

Nowadays, portable speakers are a dime a dozen, the price category which starts with $ 30 and ends 300, although it is believed that it is possible to find speakers and more than $ 300. There are various shapes, design and sizes. In General, the market for speakers there are plenty to choose from, and it was good.

It Seems that the management of the company HTC, after looking at the sale "reduced" version of the Samsung Galaxy S III also decided to provide an inexpensive device that will looks like a flagship smartphone.